Why is math important to know even though we can find most answers on the internet and with siri?

I'm writing an essay on why math is important, but I honestly can't find any reasons. I know people say we will use it in our job, or in taxes, but we have calculators and the internet now. I need reasons why we need to know the math, even though calculators do the work for us.

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Best Answer: A calculator won't do any good at all if you don't understand the basic concepts of math. You STILL must know how (and why) to construct the appropriate formula, and in what order to perform the calculations... somebody has to tell the calculator what to do. The calculator is just a shortcut to do the math... but if the person operating the calculator, for example, doesn't understand how to use the Pythagorean Theorem, he can have the most advanced calculator in the world... and he still won't be able to calculate the length of the hypotenuse.

I hear you, I hear you. I grew up with weekly vocabulary and spelling bees and my essays coming back full of red circles everywhere with spelling mistakes. Then I hit the real world and spellcheck on the computer does it all for you.

All school work at the grass roots is getting your brain to work in different ways. Even if by rare, rare chance it is actually is a useless topic. It stimulates your brain to function in a way it wouldn't otherwise learn.

There is a term in computers that says Garbage in, Garbage out. Basically before you can get good answers from the internet or siri, you have to ask worthwhile questions. If you don't know the question, how will you get an answer?

Calculators are great for arithmetic and computation, but knowing math is more than just knowing how to multiply 2 numbers together. It may be simple, but you may want to calculate the area of a room so you can buy carpeting, or figure out how many eggs you need to make 3 batches of cookies, or be able to figure out how fast your car is going where you speedometer is in miles and the speed limit is posted in kilometers, and these are just simple, simple formulas.

math pervades our life--I really suggest trying to find the TV show Numb3rs--its about how math solves murders, crime etc. Its ver entertaining. But look just on YA--people here cant calculate 25% off a purchase, make change, figure out how much yardage they will need, how much flooring to order, the square footage of their room etc etc. Others cant figure out their medication dosage, or measurements for baking even. You cant just plug a number into a calculator if you dont know what you are doing.

Math is the foundation for all science. Without math there can be no science. Science cannot be properly explained without math. Seicentific theories cannot be proven or properly disproved without math. Science is the greatest invention that was ever created to determine the truth, and without math science cannot not do its most basic job.

math goes beyond numbers. it's also about problem solving, analytical, critical thinking skills
math relates to visual/spatial reasoning as well. it's a pretty valuable skill to be able to do math without the use of the internet/ calculators